That’s a hefty premium to get the same level of security as other Home users. Once BitLocker is turned on, you can manage it through the Control Panel.īut to get access to BitLocker, Windows Home users have to pony up another $99. And because it’s integrated into Windows, technophobes will find it less intimidating than third-party software. BitLocker can be run on hardware without Modern Standby or even a TPM, two big tripping points for desktop PCs and some laptops when it comes to automatic device encryption. If you’re familiar with the differences between Windows Home and Windows Pro licenses, you might already have guessed-I’m talking about BitLocker. Heck, Windows 11 Home’s Device Encryption actually runs off the technology. Microsoft already offers a form of device encryption with more flexibility. That outcome doesn’t have to be our reality, though. Given that most people barely touch their settings, much less bother to think about encryption, this means Windows 11 isn’t providing seamless defense against bad actors to everyone. Our breakdown of encryption in Windows 11 goes over the nuances, but basically if your Windows 11 Home computer doesn’t qualify for automatic device encryption, you have to manually work out a way to get equivalent protection.
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